Wimbledon star Ryan Peniston ‘nearly crashed’ automotive after listening to of Murray match

Ryan Peniston has revealed he almost crashed his automotive when he heard he’ll play his mate Andy Murray in an all-British conflict within the Wimbledon first spherical. The Essex wildcard is ready to face the double Wimbledon champion within the greatest match of his life on Centre Court on Tuesday.

World No 267 Peniston acquired to the second spherical at SW19 final yr by beating Henrik Laaksonen in straight units on Court 12. But now the most cancers survivor will likely be going through an icon of British sport in essentially the most well-known tennis courtroom on the earth.

Speaking on the All England Club, Peniston mentioned: “I was literally just driving from my girlfriends. And I had a text from my coach Mark (Taylor) and it just said: “Andy!!!” Yeah, it is fairly cool. I nearly crashed!

“I was in Wandsworth and then (LTA media chief) John (Dolan) messaged me and asked me to come in and I was like ‘yeah, I’ll just change and go left and go straight to Wimbledon.” Peniston, 27, added: “I know Andy pretty well. I think since the Battle of the Brits, I didn’t really know him before.

“Since then we’ve become friends. And yeah, we’ve practised quite a lot together. He’s a good guy. Definitely. I grew up watching him especially here as well. So it’s pretty special.

“I actually remember when he won it, I was playing in Ilkley – I think it was a futures – they had it up on the big screen. I remember watching it and everyone was crowded around and it was a special moment.”

Now Peniston and Murray are in common contact and in the identical group chats. “There’s a lot of banter that flies about and we talk a little bit through text and stuff, mainly in group chats,” he mentioned. “I’d say fantasy football is a big one. That’s probably the biggest.

“Apart from that we both share a love for tennis as well. Who’s doing better in fantasy football? I don’t really want to talk about that!” Peniston is a sporting ambassador for Young Lives vs Cancer, the UK’s main charity for kids and younger individuals with most cancers after being identified with most cancers as a one-year-old.

Ryan went on to have eighteen months of therapy at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, together with chemotherapy and surgical procedure. “I still do work with the charity – it’s definitely something that’s really, really important to me,” he mentioned. “There’s a lot of bigger things than tennis in life. S to try and help people is a big thing for me.”